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Quest's Face Sealed Q4750 system can be found at the Gramercy Park condos in Toronto. Photo: Quest Window Systems, Inc. "LEED gold or platinum projects require ultra-low U- values for glazing systems," he explains. "There is also a demand for terrace/balcony door systems that provide large, unobstructed openings to create indoor/outdoor living spaces. Demand has also increased for architectural features such as sunshades, extended exterior mullions, low-iron glazing providing maximum VLT and zero site-line operable vents." Some of Starline's newer products include a tripleglazed window wall system with a massive polyamide thermal barrier (ultra-low U-value) and triple-glazed terrace door systems (sliding and swing). The company has also developed a lift and slide multi-track terrace door system "that meets stringent Western Canada building envelope requirements and can accommodate 22/    october 2013 p18-23Windowwall.indd 22 22-foot-wide by 9-foot-high openings." In addition, Starline has unitized SSG curtain wall system with zero site-line operable vents (both double- and triple-glazed); various fixed and rolling sunshades systems; and a non-composite metal panel system (flat or corrugated). Starline systems are being installed in several projects in Western Canada including 999 Seymour, The Broughton, Central and The Mark in Vancouver, and The Guardian in Calgary. Increased calls for state-of-the-art thermal-efficient engineered window and door systems by architects are having a positive impact on product design, says Jody Cash, VP of Quest Window Systems, Inc. IMPACT ON DESIGN "These demands have translated into the adaptation of efficient and highly-specialized architectural designs and improved performance standards," says Cash. "This is demonstrated via ongoing innovations for our multipoint ADA-compliant swing door and popular 'lift and glide' door."  Based in Mississauga, Ontario, and with a new facility in Langley, B.C., the firm expanded its Ontario plant last March to double its spandrel-glass coating capabilities to meet growing demand for energy-efficient systems. Cash adds that Quest's Q4750 Face Sealed System is "constructed with a front-line face seal on all glass and window components providing a seamless watershed to prevent intrusion," while the Ecowall System "is our new state-of-the-art system that meets a variety of energy challenges." The Q4750 system can be found at the Gramercy Park condos in Toronto and Ecowall at the residences of the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto. "The Ecowall, with its dry glazed EPDM rubber gaskets on each side, represents an evolution in sealing, and durability," says Cash. Durabuilt's Meurer concludes that the future of curtain and window systems is unlimited. "Curtain and window wall systems in building codes are the future in construction," she says. "They allow more freedom for design and functionality. When working with these kinds of systems the sky's the limit to what you can do. Whatever an architect imagines can easily become a reality. It's esthetics meets functionality that equal amazing structures." n Window Wall & Curtain Wall 13-09-13 3:36 PM

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